Governor for stacker-blowers.



No. 654,933. Paienied lu|y 3l, |900.

A. APPELGATE. v GUVERNOR FOR STAKER BLOWERS. f (Alpucation med may a, 1900.) (No Model.)

f 4 u u SiO ENfl-ED STATES PATENT FFIC.

ALvA APPELeA'rn,'or c;RiifnrnMouriiArNfiown.

eovERNcl-a.FoasrA'cKER-BLWERS.

. srncrrrcArI-oN-forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,933, dates my 3,1, 1900.

Tc @ZZ U21/cnt' it may 'concerns ,Be it knwnthatl, ALvA APPEL'G-ATE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Green Mountain, in the county of Marshall and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefnl Improvements in Governors for Stacker- Blowers; and l do declare the following to be avfull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to wh ich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked there on, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to anew and novel sufficient toforce the straw therefrom. This` disadvantage frequently necessitated the `clearing of the fan-box or premature stopping of the'niachine.r l

The primary object of the present invention isthe provision of mechanism whereby the fan at the starting or slowing up of the operation is caused to rotate through the medium of intermediate mechanism relatively faster than the pulleythrough which the power is transmitted and in the provision of additional mechanism whereby such intermediate mechanismmay be automatically thrown out of operation When'the fan has reached a certain velocity, so that the fan will be caused to rotate lat the samespeed as the power-transmitting pulley. 'In the accompanying drawings an embodiment of the invention is delineated for-the mere sake of illustration, and when the same is hereinafter referred to like letters of reference will designate corresponding parts in the several views. Y

Figure l is a plan view of a construction AReferring morespecitically to the'drawings,A designates a suitable frame, upon whichthe fan-governing mechanism `hereinafter described issupported, such. frame being suitably attached to the side of a stacker, as shown in Fig. 5, in such position that it maybe operated by a belt running froma cylinder-shaft or other portion of the main machinery on the stacker.

`B is a horizontally-disposed shaft mounted in suitable boxings at opposite sides of the frameworkl A and having an elongated por.- tion extending outwardly from one end and carrying afan C ot' any suitable or preferred construction, which is located and operated in u the stacker-bodyy in the usual manner. Upon this shaft is loosely mounted a pulley D, which I will term the power-transmitting pulley. This `pulley is Vdesigned to impart motionto the shaft B through the medium of a clutch D', the pawls or dogs d of said clutch being carried on the side of said pulley and the ratchet or toothed portion d' of the same being keyed to the shaft in a casing Zand adapted at all times to turn with said shaft.

At the endof the framework opposite that in which the pulley C is mountedis rotatably mounted in similar boxings a thegoveiner-shaft E, upon which is mounted the governor E', comprising a pulley e, springarms e', balls e2, connecting-links e3, and the sliding sleeve e4. The pulleyof the governor is adapted to contact with and be operated by the same belt that operates the pulley D, Fig. 5. The sleeve e4 is provided with a peripheral groove e5, which is engaged by the end of a lever F, pivoted at f to the brace-rod G. At

, a point intermediateits ends the lever F carries a pivoted link F', which link in turn is pivoted at its opposite end to a second lever F2, which is pivotally secured to the bracerod G2 and extends rearwardly and is formed into the bifurcated portion f2. cated portion of the link F2 engages a peripheral groove h in a clutch-carrying sleeve H2,

This bifurl IOO loosely engaging the shaft B and keyed to the gear H', which. is also loose upon the shaft l2.`

From opposite points. on the clutch-sleeve project pivoted clutch-shoes h', adapted to contact when in operative position withjhe Y.

inner surface of the rim of the pulley D, so as to cause the gear H' to turn therewith when* desired. To the side ofthe gear II" is a relabe rotated at a speed' much greater than that ofthe operatingpulley and sufficient pneu. maticlforce` created thereby to, at all times keep itself and its box clear of anystraw or other,.material which would ordinarily accumulate and clog or interfere with the oper- A- ation of the fan in its-initial or slow-down movement tively-smaller gear H, loosely mounted on the shaft B and capable, of rotation independ# entiy of the gear H. Located forwardly of the gears .H and H are gears K K', secured' together andiadapted` toturn"simultaneously.,

The gears K K" are adapted to.mesh,1:espec tively, with the gears H H", the gear K' being relatively larger than the gear K'. These gears are suspendedinithe proper positionby' the bracket L, which` is in turnf bolted or4 otherwise secured to the brace-rods fGr' and'- Gr.21A The gear H' has formed'i-ntegral therewith a cup k, carrying pawls or dogslc', simi:-y

larri'fofthose carriedby'thepulley Dgad'apted toiengagei the ratchet' or.` teeth k2, carriedfby thecupfor diskM, keyed tofthe'shaft Bf in aA manner similar toY the casing Z, before're ferred to;

Such being'the; relation andfconstructionlof" the several parts,V the operation might hestated asvfollowsv: When the machine is run ning at the desired normal speedifthatv is,

Y whenitheffan: is revolving tosuch a degreeas carryin'gfitsfsleeve.. in arcorresponding;direof` tolclear'itselfandits casingoffanystraw cem-f,y

ing in'contact therewi tit-the gove rnor-p ul'leyl willlbe` rotated by the operating-belt'and the ball'sffofl the governor willibe thrownz by centrifugalforce outwardly 'or inwardly', accordL ingr tot; the: locationy of" the governor-frame;y

tion'.V-v The` lever F VVwillbe 4similarly operated While I have shown in the accompanying drawings anddescribedcertain means for ac- -complishing the ends desired, it is to be understood that my invention is 'broad in its j nature andfthatfman-y details in theoperation ,and construction of. the individual parts may f be made without departing from the nature and spirit of the invention.. It will also be,

, appreciated thatialthou'ghthe inventionherein h'asbeen described as usedi 1in connection withastacker fan-shaftit is-alsc 4adap'ztable1 to alarge'numberof otherapplicationswhere in similar results to thoseherein pointed out are'desiredtolbe attained.` i

"Having thus described" myfinvention, what I elaiinV as "new, anddesire'to-secure Iby vIzdetters Patent, isi? i l f 1; Ini cembi'nationlwilhaidriven instrumentalityl andf means' for'knormally actuating'thel 'same governing mechanism adaptedi to im-v parta movement" tofsaid-r driven instrumenytality relatively faster than the movement of- .the lnormali actuating means in* its-initiafl or slow-down operation.

2: InY combinationjgwitlia sliaitand means- `fort normally' rotating the same, a' governing mechanism adaptedtobe thrownin-to andlout ofengagementwith-said@ operating; meansto. increase the rotation of*v the shaft; Whenzsaid* opera-ting means isin its'initial movement, or

' slows down, substantially as'. described.

for normally' rotating; the same compri'sigta "3.1" In combfinationwithzrshaft andmeans IOO be "operated-ilu"y arr oppositeidi'rection andAi theV clutelesleevezshifted' to release thecl'u-tchf sheesaf-rom. engagement with the pulley Dj The-frotationoffthe kpulley Dwill -beeconvertedl'- toi the shafteBiby reasonv ofl the'pawls'andf ratchet-s-Vt'o the side offthe pulley 'and the fan rotated a-ta-uspeed'l'equal tol that ofv the-rota-` e tionfof-fthelpulieyi Should, however, f'oranyVl reason` they machine slow down. cpr-,be startef v andi sleeve will'be inf anelevated position'andf thef'l'evers FFoc'cupyfa position just" the' oppositewtothatjustdescribed, andthejcluteh shoes` willbe. forced into engagement'withr thefpulleyDli-andbe turnedtherewith; This fneejtedi to'said-4 governor, a;speed-i'ncreasing` tu'rningofthe clutchwillrota-te the gear H', andi throughg the: train of gears beforeA de pulley and;- rotating means-therefor;ier` clutch nzreehanisml between' thesliaftf andth'e pulley,

i and means; form'a-intaining' ajunifrmi speed v off the shaft eo'mpri'si'nga govern'or,;andfgear' "ing operated by said governor inengagement .with the shaft for4 ifmpartingfa rotatibn: tothe 1 machine,- substan-tiallyfas described.

;, shaft relatively faster thanxthat'offtlepulley' in the init-ialor` slow-'downl movement?y of the Y, .115 In combination withfashaft and means.

f for" normally]y rotating the-same5l co'mprisin'ga pulley and' rotatingrmeans therefor; a clutch v between 'the pulleya-ndshaft, and governingA 'imeans comprising af governor; levers-" congear' andi a" clutch.l operated bythe end/off oneI i i of-` they levers toi impart motionl Vfiomtheopi erating-pulley t'othe gearing, andi; @clutchbetween the f gearing. and? the"sl1"aft,substan ti'ally asdescribed.

A 5.-` In combination withk ai. shaft" amd?` means? tornormally rotatingfthe-fsamef, cemprising-fa` Lpulley'and rotatingfmeanstherefonlutchesf at opposite points' on lthe sharm-andj governi-- ing mechanism intermediate the clutches on In testimony whereof aix my signature the shaft and loosely mounted thereon comin presence of two Witnesses. prising speed-increasing gearingend means for transmitting motion from the operattiupffE A ALVA APPELGATE 5 pulley to the speed-increasing gearing, and Witnesses:

through one of the clutches to the shaft, sub- R. P. KEPLER;

stantally as described. i D.- A. BUCHAN; 

